2025: Is There Life Beyond Earth? Plot
Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock takes us on a voyage deep into space, on an astronomical search for extraterrestrial life, celebrating 200 years of the Christmas Lectures.
Royal Institution Christmas Lectures 2025: Is There Life Beyond Earth? aired on December 28th, 2025.
2025: Is There Life Beyond Earth? Episodes
1. Destination Moon
Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock begins her search for extraterrestrial life with an exploration of our nearest neighbour, and her favourite space rock, the moon.
2. Searching the Solar System
Space scientist Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock continues her search for alien life with a grand tour of our solar system. Could any other planets or moons out there be habitable?
3. To the Stars and Beyond
Dame Dr Maggie Aderin-Pocock, with the help of the world’s most powerful telescope, ventures through the Milky Way and into the universe beyond, on the hunt for alien worlds.
